There are few people today who haven’t heard the word “avatar”. When James Cameron created the world’s highest grossing feature film, he didn’t draw the name from Second Life, nor did he get the premise and themes embedded in the subtext from a popular video game. Just as George Lucas did when he wrote Star Wars, Cameron turned to history’s oldest known epics from the ancient Sanskrit library known as the Vedas.
I am just returning from Vancouver, where my dear friend, author, vedic scholar and teacher – Jeffrey Armstrong, along with Beyond Words publishing (The Secret), celebrated the release of Jeffrey’s new book: “Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar”. Through the pages, Jeffrey eloquently helps us understand the original meaning of “avatar”, as well as many other ancient concepts presented by Cameron in the film, and reveal the spiritual teachings behind them.
The film, Avatar, has provided contemporary audiences with fascination and inspiration, as well as opened a great opportunity to bring the teachings that provide the foundation of yoga to a far greater audience. Jeffrey’s book offers those curious enough to go deeper, a chance to explore deeper into the rich teachings that lie behind the story and the film. Learn more about Jeffrey Armstrong and the new book here.
